Dan's BP is essentially the same thing as other BP, in my opinion I find Dan's easier to apply and is absorbs better. So to answer your question, yes... you could use it the same as any other brand of BP and it would work the same, if not better. Having tried both I think it works better when you cleanse, glide the BP on gently and then moisturise, but it's up to you!

Hope this helps!

Okay so basically this is the same thing as any bp 2.5 percent then? What just confuses me is how epiduo you use very little and then thats it. But this BP... i thought it was some special formula where it doesn't work if you use it like epiduo or like neutrogena or clearasil 2.5 percent.

Can someone else confirm this?

Dan's BP is the same as any other 2.5% BP~ The only difference being that most of the neutrogena or clearasil BP is a cream, and Dan's is a gel... that's the ONLY difference... it works all the same. You can use Dan's BP however you like, a light coating, a spot treatment, however you would use any other BP product. They all contain the same main medical ingredient which is 2.5% Benzoyl peroxide. What may be confusing you is that Dan recommends you use a lot of BP in his regimen... this is just what he finds to be best. You have to find out what your skin tolerates, and work out how to best use the BP on your skin.

Also the only reason they advise you to use very little Epiduo is because it contains "adapalene" as well as BP. Adapalene is a retinoid, and when used in large amounts it would greatly increase the irritation of the product.

Well heres the thing. I used samples of epiduo for like 2 month or so. It made my skin very irriated and red and caused much more pimples. However as time went by, it seemed like it made some pimples go away. Thing is right now im out of epiduo and i cannot get any at the moment. could i use the BP similar to like epiduo?

I wanted to know if anyone here used dan's bp just like regular bp where they just spot treat it and thus rub it in the spots instead of gliding it and had it work.

Yeah, epiduo and BP in general are known to have an "initial breakout" period, where it would make sense for your skin to get a little worse for a month or two, then get better.

I've used dan's BP as a spot treatment, exactly the same as I used other BP products, with the same effect. You would be fine using it that way, it's the exact same thing

Has anyone here used it like a spot treatment and have it worked?

If you're starting to have success with epiduo then really try and get a renewal prescription for it.

BP is different to epiduo and so only apply a tiny amount of BP at night only will more than likely not be enough to stop you breaking out. You can try applying BP at night only but you will need to apply a lot more than you did with Epiduo.

I have had success with both products, but when using Dan's BP I had to use 1-2 pumps each night to remain clear, but with epiduo I'm down to one small pea size amount every 4th night (after 9 months of use).

ayeaye, i just recalled when i used epiduo, i had a very bad breakout where there were tons of more pimples. However, after a while it calmed and it definitely seemed to help my pimples.

Reason why i cant just go and get a renewel of epiduo is b/c im currently in canada and im from the usa. I had samples from my derm in nyc and just bought those samples with me here in canada and they ran out. i didnt purchase the prescription b/c i just wanted to see if epiduo would work with the samples and after i used up towards the end of it, it definitely seemed to destroy the acne.

So basically you would say epiduo is better and easier than dan's bp then right? I mean i dont mind something being time consuming but when it takes that long and you have to keep using that much bp whereas epiduo you use pea size... why would a person use dans bp then? Yes epiduo you only use it at night whereas dans bp you have to do day and night.

Also doesnt it feel weird wearing bp all day? Because dans regimen would require you to whereas epiduo doesnt.

Another thing i want to know is this. For example you know how there is those neutrogena bp 2.5 percent or clearasil vanishing cream with 2.5 or 5 percent BP? I know for those things, you just apply it on your face after cleansing just like the regimen or epiduo.

But if you do the same thing with dan's bp such as with neutrogena on the spot 2.5 bp or clearisil vanishing cream 2.5 or 5 bp... is that the same thing or not? Like some ppl clear their skin with clearisil vanishign cream that is 2.5 or 5 percent BP and they just wash face then put the cream on and many get clear that way. So wouldn't dans bp be the same thing like clearisil?

Thus if someone clears their skin with clearisil vanishing cream at night and put an okay amount on it, then with dans bp... woud they put the same amount of bp like they would with the clearisil bp? Bit confused b/c you mentioned dans bp you need to use a lot of bp... i know this is true if you doing the regimen but what if you just using the BP like neutrogena acne spot treatment or clearisil vanishing cream. Or you cannot do this?

Drewfish, its exactly like Garrett has explained above. If the active ingredients are the same (eg. 2.5% BP) then you can use Dan's BP exactly the same as any other 2.5% BP product. What you are asking are two different things.

If someone manages to get clear using clearisil or on the spot, then they would have gotten clear using Dan's BP in exactly the same way. When Dan says to use a lot of BP he is describing the process of The Regimen. He finds that only applying a small amount of BP does not clear everyone, but using a lot of BP as part of the step of his full regimen helps to clear skin.

As an example, I suffered with acne for 20 odd years. I tried everything (including epiduo) over the years (but not accutane) and nothing consistently cleared me up. Following the regimen did. And it cleared my skin up completely in 11 weeks.

Once I was clear and after following the regimen for a year and a half I switched to epiduo. I started to break out again but I persevered and eventually, after 6-8 months I was finally clear again. Now that I'm clear I completely agree with you that epiduo, applying a small amount every 1-4 days is MUCH easier than following the regimen, but I had to wait for 7 or so months before I was clear.

YOu have to weigh up what you want. If you want to get clear in a reasonable amount of time (2-4 months) then follow the regimen. If you have more patience then keep going with epiduo (although you have now explained that this is impossible for now).

The regimen does work and is successful for many people who are able to get through the very awful first month or so, but thats not to say that you can't experiment and see if applying a lot less BP works for you. Perhaps you can try applying BP just at night time and see if that works for you (and any BP is fine).

Okay but i want to know has anyone here used Dans bp not like the way regime is but just cleanse face and just put it on the face like spot treatment? I would like to know this because i know there are definitley ppl who clear their face with clearisil or neutrogena on the spot treatment etc so if they cleared their face with the bp like that... then wouldnt doing this be an okay idea?

Im just curious but would putting bp just like might work better for certain ppl than doing the whole 3 step regimen? Again, the cleansing face is obviously something that will be done but regimen requires you to wash face for 10 seconds only and most ppl obviously who dont know about the regime all probably wash their face much longer than 10 seconds.